React

The following are examples of how to set up a React static site and a React with Vite static site to deploy on Kinsta’s Static Site Hosting services from a GitHub repository.

React is a popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces. It allows developers to create reusable UI components and efficiently update the UI in response to data changes. More information is available on the React website.

You can also use this quick start template on Kinsta’s Application Hosting without any additional configuration. If you use Application Hosting, the Start command can be left blank for the web process as Kinsta automatically detects the required command during the first deployment.

Prerequisites

• Kinsta’s quick start templates are stored and managed in GitHub; therefore, you need a GitHub account to access them.
• You need to create a MyKinsta account to deploy the static site.

Deploy a React static site

1. Log in to GitHub and create a new repository from this template (Use this template > Create a new repository): Kinsta – Hello World – React.
2. In MyKinsta, click Static Sites > Add site > select GitHub, click Connect git provider > Authorize, and log in to your GitHub account.
3. Choose the Hello World – React repository, click Continue, and enter the following in the Build settings:
   • Build command: npm run build
   • Node version: 18
   • Publish directory: build

Kinsta automatically installs dependencies defined in your package.json file during the deployment process. The site is available as soon as the deployment finishes, and the Kinsta Welcome page loads at your site’s URL.

Deployment lifecycle

Whenever a deployment is initiated (through creating a static site or redeploying due to an incoming commit), the npm start and npm build commands are run.

React with Vite

This is an example of how to set up a React static site with Vite to deploy on Kinsta’s Static Site Hosting services from a GitHub repository.

Vite is a tool that helps you build decentralized applications; it provides developer tools and APIs to simplify the development process and supports multiple programming languages. More information can be found on the Vite website.

Kinsta automatically installs dependencies defined in your package.json file during the deployment process.

1. Log in to GitHub and create a new repository from this template (Use this template > Create a new repository): Kinsta – Hello World – Vite + React.
2. In MyKinsta, add a static site with the Hello World – Vite + React repository and the following Build settings:
   • Build command: npm run build
   • Node version: 18
   • Publish directory: dist
3. The site is available as soon as the build finishes, and the Kinsta Welcome page loads at your site’s URL.

Deployment lifecycle

Whenever a deployment is initiated (through creating a static site or redeploying due to an incoming commit), the npm install and npm build commands are run.